Acquisition & Procurement

Industry, military and government leaders at the Defensive Cyber Operations Symposium 2016 have said technological and cultural differences need to be addressed to form better acquisition systems, Signal magazine reported Thursday. Robert Ackerman...

Defense Department acquisition chief Frank Kendall told the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee Wednesday that DoD plans to continue to use the Russian RD-180 rocket engine technology until a U.S.-made replacement becomes available, Defense News...

The General Services Administration and the departments of Defense and Homeland Security aim to help strengthen the cybersecurity of federal information technology assets through their acquisition vehicles, the E-Commerce Times reported Monday....

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released a publication that describes how NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service will evaluate and procure data from commercial providers. NOAA said in a public notice posted April...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department have pledged to continue to work with the Defense Department to ensure that planned mergers and acquisitions in the defense industry will not impair...

Sen. Tom Carper has asked Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan to provide information about OMB's efforts to help agencies accelerate their procurement and implementation of cyber defense tools. Carper told...

Denise Turner Roth Denise Turner Roth, head of the General Services Administration, has said the agency exceeded its goal to award 5 percent of its federal contracts to women-owned small businesses Roth...

The Government Accountability Office has called on the Defense Department to implement corrective actions for reporting of critical changes related to schedule, cost or system performance goals of DoD's major automated information system programs....

Anne Rung The Office of Management and Budget has released a policy that seeks to improve the way federal agencies acquire and manage mobile devices and related services in compliance with the...

Denise Turner Roth Denise Turner Roth, head of the General Services Administration, has launched an effort to make it easier for small businesses to access data and tools related to the federal...